saker/eyeglasses a problem (1 Viewer)

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Gary R

Member

• Jul 4, 2012

• #1

Love my new Saker without eyeglasses but at a shooting event where they are mandatory, glasses are a problem with the Saker. Is there a cure or is that just the way it is?
If this is the case I will be looking for another spotter, which would be the most eyeglass friendly choice?
Gary

 

mooreorless

Well-known member

• Jul 7, 2012

• #2

Gary, Sorry you have this problem with this scope. Some of the cheaper solutions might be a Pentax 65 ED angled spotter with the right long eye relief astro eyepiece. The Celestron 65mm Regal F-ED about $400 and this one will take long ER astro eyepieces. Frank D had both of these if I remember right.
I guess you are using the Saker scope set at the higher settings.

 

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Gary R

Member

• Jul 8, 2012

• #3

Yes, the problem is at the higher magnification. I have looked thru the Celestron product and frankly I was not at all impressed. Perhaps it was this one particular example but it was not even close to the Saker in sharpness.

 

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soultime

Well-known member

• Jul 9, 2012

• #4

Gary R said:

Yes, the problem is at the higher magnification. I have looked thru the Celestron product and frankly I was not at all impressed. Perhaps it was this one particular example but it was not even close to the Saker in sharpness.

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I found the Celestron 65 sharp at lower mags but it did drop off quite badly when zooming. The Saker / Fieldmaster holds the quality through the zoom range.
I used a cheap 12mm BST Explorer eyepiece (about 32 x I think) on the Celestron and it was superb, but still too heavy for me.

Andy

 

mooreorless

Well-known member

• Jul 10, 2012

• #5

If you don't need WP, one of the 72ED or 66ED refractors [used $250], Orion 80ED etc. Other than that, big jump in price for the top end spotters. Find a used Nikon 60mm Fieldscope with one of the high power eyepieces with long ER. One just sold on here for $300, well it was straight. etc.,etc.